Shoulder-bustle



(No' Model.)

T. P. TAYLOR. SHOULDER BUSTLE.

No. 553,546.- Patented Jan. 28, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

.SHOULDER-BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,546, dated January28, 18 96. Application filed November 1, 1895. Serial No. 567,624. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoulder- Bustles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inshoulder-bustles for the sleeves of dresses, and has for its object toprovide a device of this description which is readily applied for useand which shall be exceedingly efiieient in giving the proper fullnessand shape to a ladys dress-sleeve.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of my improvedbustle as it appears when applied for use; Fig. 2, a detail plan showingthe manner of making the spring element of the bustle and before theparts thereof are clamped together; Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 2,but showing the parts clamped together; Fig. 4, a detail plan showingthe manner of forming the middle section of the bustle, which is not ofa spring nature, and before the parts thereof are clamped together; Fig.5, a view similar to Fig. 4, but showing the parts clamped together; andFig. (i, a cross-section taken through the central portion of thebustle,where the parts thereof are all clamped together.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

In constructing my improvement I take fiat spring-wire covered withpaper or any suitable material and first bend the same into the form ofa figure eight, (8,) whereby loops 1. 2 are formed, so that theextremities of the wire will lie flat against the middle portion of suchfigure, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A clamp 3 is then firmlysecured around the middle portion so as to bind the extremities and themiddle wire firmly together, as shown at Fig. 3. This forms the springelement of my improved bustle, for it will be readily understood thatwhen the loops 1 2 are folded toward each other the full benefit of thetor sional sprin g of the wire will be obtained, andthat the clamps 3 6are side by side and bind .these parts together by a third clamp, 7, and

I preferably cover all these clamps by a cloth binder S for neatness inappearance and in order to prevent any metallic portions from coming incontact with the garments. A keeper-strip 9 is fastened to the outerextremities of the loops and coils, so that the latter will be normallydistended by the action of the former, and this strip preferably extendsbeyond the bustle to afford a tab 10, whereby the bustle may be-attaeheddirectly to any suitable undergarment.

The arrangement of the loops 1 2 so as to obtain a torsional springaction is of special advantage in a sleeve-bustle, since the action isvery light and easy, and While these loops fold readily when the sleeveis inserted within a coat-sleeve nevertheless such loops have a springaction suificient to throw out and preserve the shape of the puffs of adress-sleeve.

One of the features of my improvement which strongly commends itself tothe wearer is that when the sleeve is inserted within a coat-sleeve theloops and coils will fold together, and in so doing they will gather thesleeve-puffs and will automatically tuck them within the correspondingpuffs of the coat, and this of itself obviates a great annoyance whichis usually experienced in such instances.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, 1's- 1. A sleeve bustle comprising outer loopscomposed of flat spring wire which are disposed in the form of a figureeight (8) and are clamped together with the flat surfaces of the wire inabutment whereby said loops will be folded together against thetorsional spring action of the wire, inner coils, a clamp which securessaid coils and loops together, and a keeper strip secured to the outerextremities of said coils and loops, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the loops of fiatwire and disposed tangentially toeach other after the manner of a figure eight (8), a clamp for securingsaid loops together, the double coil of fiat wire secured to said loopsat the point where the latter are clamped together, and the keeper stripfastened at intervals to the outer extremities of said loops and coilsand having a projecting tab for attachment to a 15 garment,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

F. W. SMITH, J r., M. T. LONGDEN.

